What color is #A4975D?

#A4975D is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Gremlin. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A4975D?

The RGB value is 164, 151, 93: 164 red, 151 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A4975D?

The complementary color is #5D6AA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A4975D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.16:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A4975D color

#A4975D rgb(164, 151, 93)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A4975D is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 59.2% green and 36.5% blue (164, 151, 93).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 28% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 43% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Gremlin (#A79954), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.16:1).

#A4975D color codes

HEX	`#A4975D`
RGB	`rgb(164, 151, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 59.2%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 28%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 43%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 43%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.35, -3.64, 32.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.35, 32.44, 96.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.353, 30.817, 14.809)`
Decimal	`10786653`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A4975D, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #A4975D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A4975D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #A4975D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a4975d; }
.text { color: #a4975d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a4975d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 151 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a4975d, #8ea45d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ecru.

Questions

What color is #A4975D?: #A4975D is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Gremlin. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A4975D?: The RGB value is 164, 151, 93: 164 red, 151 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A4975D?: The complementary color is #5D6AA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A4975D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.16:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.